#bilis manger

The full press release is here.

TL;DR There will be four new stories, a special release, and then it's over.

The last four stories will be:

The Flawless Man by Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle, due for release in November 2025

Martin Binns is dead. He leaves behind a pile of video tapes and a warning on the walls of his flat: “He Is Coming”. Andy’s boss is keen to write the death off, but Andy’s been around Torchwood too long to let it go. The tapes contain the rushes of an unfinished horror film. Hidden in it is a forgotten crime and a terrible warning. He. Is. Coming.

Everyone’s Dead on Floor 3 by James Goss, from a story by Alfie Shaw, due for release in January 2026

1954, an ordinary morning at Matthews and Small, until the screaming starts. Racing upstairs, they find everyone's dead on floor three. What was the mysterious firm upstairs? Can the prompt arrival of an investigator from Torchwood find a traitor?

Curtain by James Goss, from a story by David Llewellyn, due for release in March 2026

Many years ago, the Palace Theatre burnt down during a performance that accidentally summoned the devil. Now the cast have been invited back to the grand reopening by a mysterious figure. Who is Bilis Manger?

Fare Well by Joseph Lidster, due for release in May 2026

Ianto Jones and Tommy Pierce have fought many alien invaders together. They’re more than work colleagues, they’re friends. But their friendship is about to be put to the test as they prepare to face a Cyberman. A Cyberman in a cellar. In the village of Wetwang.

Norton is mentioned as being in one of these, I'd guess the one taking place in 1954.

Here's what we know about Legacy, the special release:

While these four stories mark the end of the main range, Torchwood will carry on fighting for the future. Goss explains: “There’s one final release. It’s called Legacy, it’s all been recorded, it’s a celebration of twenty years of Torchwood and ten years of Torchwood at Big Finish, and that’s all that can be said at the moment. But it’s something we’re all really proud of.”

The Iantoker:

After listening to this story, I finally understood what Dhawan!Master must have felt when he saw the Toymaker, he probably experienced the same fear War!Master went through years earlier, but there was nowhere to run and no one left to save him. I want to cry over this. We have to see Dhawan!Master and the Toymaker meet in a flashback.

So, here's my latest theory about Mrs. Flood.

The Legend of Ruby Sunday only confirmed that she knows about these gods and what they're doing after speaking directly to us in The Church on Ruby Road to let us know she knows what a TARDIS is and then saying none of what was happening was her business in 73 Yards.

She seems to be neutral towards the gods, and what the faeries were doing with Ruby was not her business. So she might only get involved in special circumstances. Although she did say this last episode "I'm always hiding myself away", so she might be running away from something or someone.

I propose she's actually The Regulator, previously known as Bilis Manger from Torchwood.

In recent-ish audios from Big Finish, he's been revealed as this entity that acted to maintain the balance between light and dark. The Regulator was the name the Time Lords gave them. He's been known to be a servant of the Beast's spawn, Abaddon, but also to destroy races like the Daemons.

This concept was introduced in The Sublime Porte from last year's War Master boxset. That range is Scott Handcock's baby, serving as its producer and director. Scott Handcock who is now script editor on the show.

Bilis Manger was also (I'm guessing here, as I've not been able to find anything solid) created by Russell T Davies for Torchwood, and he's returned to the audio continuation of Torchwood (as well as the main range) in which Russell consulted, so he must have him pretty fresh in his mind. There's also Sigil, a Bilis centric story from the Torchwood main range by Ash Darcy, who may or may not actually be Russell T Davies himself.

This is all circumstantial, I know, but it honestly doesn't sound too far-fetched. The creatives have history with this character and narratively it fits. So...

Me: yeah whatever. I don’t feel shit.

5 minutes later: dude I swear we can bring Rhys back to life